All Entries in the "Book Reviews" Category
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator - Annotated Edition
Trading books are among my favorite to read, and I’m always on the lookout for a good one. The ones I like the most aren’t of the how-to nature, given that I’ve been a full-time trader for so many years. Instead, I really like those that get inside the heads of great traders.
The Complete Turtle Trader
As much as I love trading, it’s no coincidence that I frequently have my nose in a trading-related book. I stay away from the how-to books these days, sticking primarily to interview-style books, conceptual trading books, or just ones which tend to tell a good story.
One benefit of writing a blog is the [...]
Timothy Sykes: An American Hedge Fund
I love to read trading books, so I’m always pleased to have the opportunity to do book reviews when writers offer to send me a copy of their book. Recently I was asked by Timothy Sykes if I would be interested in reading and possibly reviewing his upcoming book, An American Hedge Fund. [...]
Honor Thy Stop
There are a handful of trading books which I have read many times and keep returning to on occasion, including Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, and the Market Wizards series by Jack Schwager. I would also recommend one other book which is written by a Market Wizard, Marty Schwartz, which is called Pit Bull.
Schwartz [...]
Book Review: Anatomy of the Bear
I love to read trading books, so when I was asked to review Russell Napier’s book, Anatomy of the Bear, I happily obliged.
In the book, Napier examines 4 major bear market bottoms on Wall St., with a portion of the book devoted to each of the major lows created in 1921, 1932, 1949 and 1982. [...]
Small Mistakes = Small Consequences
One of my favorite trading books is Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre. Based on the trading of the famous Jesse Livermore, Reminiscences is full of trading lessons from cover to cover. Although it was written 83 years ago, it still applies to today’s market. Learning from the successes and [...]
